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http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-potential-of-solar-power-2015-9
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-energy-production.html
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https://www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?r=374
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TRANSCRIPT:
Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens called the US the Saudi Arabia of wind and when you see maps like this, you understand why.
As the Earth spins toward the west, it slides underneath the air in the atmosphere, giving it from our perspective a generally eastward direction.
That easterly wind sweeps over the rocky mountains and then rushes back down across the Great Plains, creating one of the largest wind corridors in the world.
And in the last 10 years, investments in commercial wind energy have boomed across the United States. Economies of scale have started to kick in, causing the price of wind turbines to drop.
They also cost little to maintain and operate and help create energy independence for smaller communities and provide a revenue source for local ranchers who lease out the land to the energy companies.
And they’re more space-efficient. On the ground they take up very little space and those ranchers can still use the land below them for agriculture.
Plus it’s a large growth sector for jobs and currently employs over 100,000 people, expected to rise up to 600,000 in the next 30 years.
And there’s a reason I saved saved solar for last. Because there’s something different about solar from all other forms of energy, clean or dirty.
Photovoltaic solar panels, or PV panels, have no moving parts.
Every other energy source creates electricity by using heat or steam or water or wind to turn a turbine. Solar literally just collects the energy coming out of the sun and repurposes it.
When asked if he was interested in fusion power as a source of energy, Elon Musk famously said that we already have a massive fusion reactor in the sky just feeding us energy every day. All we have to do is collect it.
Now there are some negatives to solar power, let’s just get that out of the way…
First the obvious one, there’s no sun at night, so solar power is intermittent. But intermittent more like tidal energy than wind energy because we know the sun will be coming up every day.
And even in cloudy weather, it is producing something.
They take up a lot of land, unlike wind farms mentioned earlier, if you have a solar farm, you can’t use that for other things.
But, you can also use existing infrastructure like buildings and transport corridors.
The big hangups come in the construction of the solar panels because there are some hazardous materials used that need to be properly disposed of at the end of the panel’s life span.
And some PV panels require rare Elements like those found in cadmium telluride (CdTe) or copper iridium gallium selenide (CIGS), which is all the more reason to recycle the panels properly.
Luckily, 96% of a solar panel can be recycled. Unfortunately, the recycling infrastructure for solar panels is pretty small, but expected to grow tremendously in the next 30 years.
But the one that gets the solar haters the most worked up is that producing solar panels does generate greenhouse gasses. Specifically nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride. And yes, that sucks.
But the argument that we should stick with something like coal because PV panels create greenhouse gasses is frankly absurd.
Because with the solar panels, it’s a one-shot deal and then you’re getting clean, free energy for the next 20 or 30 years, while coal is constantly pumping out greenhouse gasses that whole time.
This debate was laid to rest by Wilfried Van Sark of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In a paper for the trade Nature Communications, he and his team calculated the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by PV panel production all the way back to 1975 to see how long it would take before they made back their debt.
I didn’t even mention the other type of solar energy, concentrated solar thermal plants.

published:28 Aug 2017

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There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the environment, can get wet, and has less flame retardants than traditional fiberglass insulation, which means cleaner air quality in the home.
To maximize the energy efficiency of their home, they installed triple glazed windows, a drain water heat recovery system, an air source heat pump water heater, and a bioethanol fireplace. They also chose sustainable alternatives like concrete countertops instead of granite, and reclaimed pine flooring instead of using new wood. Last but not least, they designed their house to be completely fossil fuel-free which means that they don't use any fossil fuels to power or heat their home.
Casey & Natasha are building a conscious group of companies to align their work life with their personal values. Their companies include The ConsciousBuilder, the Conscious Living podcast and the Conscious Store (coming soon!).
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Renewables require change in the energy supply chain.
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Electricity is incredibly difficult to store, so grid operators have to generate it at the exact moment it is demanded. In order to do this, they create incredibly accurate models of the total electric loads, that is how much energy will be consumed on a given day. But as utilities started to produce more energy from renewable sources like solar, the models started to shift as well.
California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You can read some of his past explainers on the duck curve, and its solutions at the links below:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/20/17128478/solar-duck-curve-nrel-researcher
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10960848/solar-energy-duck-curve
https://www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11376196/california-grid-expansion
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/12/10970858/flattening-duck-curve-renewable-energy
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I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
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So if you're interested in solar, consider getting a small system now, and building on it over time. With Enphase Micro inverters, your system will be very modular and you can easily add more panels in the future.
We highly recommend the Enphase M250 micro inverters especially if you have trees or other structures that might cause shading issues on your panels. With micro inverters, you'll have a micro-inverter attached to each solar panel, where as a regular inverter will attach to many solar panels.
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We recommend you clean your solar panels at least a few time a year, because in our testing, clean solar panels output about 4% more power than dirty ones, and this number will only get bigger the dirtier they are. The best way to clean solar panels is with a window cleaner and squeegee on a wand.
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People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
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Stephanie Mills recorded the song for her 1989 album Home, and eventually scoring her another number one on the BillboardHot Black Singles chart. The single would be the last of five number ones for Mills on the R&B Singles chart.

Solar (room)

The solar was a room in many English and French medievalmanor houses, great houses and castles, generally situated on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters. In such houses, the main ground-floor room was known as the Great Hall, in which all members of the household, including tenants, employees and servants, would eat. Those of highest status would be at the end, often on a raised dais, and those of lesser status further down the hall. But a need was felt for more privacy to be enjoyed by the head of the household, and, especially, by the senior women of the household. The solar was a room for their particular benefit, in which they could be alone and away from the hustle, bustle, noise and smells (including cooking smells) of the Great Hall.

The solar was generally smaller than the Great Hall, because it was not expected to accommodate so many people, but it was a room of comfort and status, and usually included a fireplace and often decorative woodwork or tapestries/wall hangings.

SOVIM (Solar Variantions and Irradiance Monitor) instrument is based on an earlier instrument (SOVA) which flew aboard the European Retrievable Carrier, launched on STS-46 in 1992. It is designed to measure solar radiation with wavelengths from 200 nanometers - 100 micrometers. This covers near-ultraviolet, visible and infrared areas of the spectrum.

SOLSPEC (Solar Spectral irradiance measurements) is designed to measure the solar spectral irradiance in the 165 - 3000 nanometer range with high spectral resolution.

Solar panel

Solar panel refers to a panel designed to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating.

A photovoltaic (in short PV) module is a packaged, connected assembly of typically 6×10 solar cells. Solar Photovoltaic panels constitute the solar array of a photovoltaic system that generates and supplies solar electricity in commercial and residential applications. Each module is rated by its DC output power under standard test conditions, and typically ranges from 100 to 365 watts. The efficiency of a module determines the area of a module given the same rated output– an 8% efficient 230 watt module will have twice the area of a 16% efficient 230 watt module. There are a few solar panels available that are exceeding 19% efficiency. A single solar module can produce only a limited amount of power; most installations contain multiple modules. A photovoltaic system typically includes a panel or an array of solar modules, a solar inverter, and sometimes a battery and/or solar tracker and interconnection wiring.

The large magnitude of solar energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity. The United Nations Development Programme in its 2000 World Energy Assessment found that the annual potential of solar energy was 1,575–49,837 exajoules (EJ). This is several times larger than the total world energy consumption, which was 559.8EJ in 2012.

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28:53

Battery Powered Homes | Renewable Solar Energy Storage

Battery Powered Homes | Renewable Solar Energy Storage

Battery Powered Homes | Renewable Solar Energy Storage

There's a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands. Its batteries, home batteries, and they've been called the holy grail of renewables – the key to the transition away from fossil fuels.
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Renewable Energy Series: Solar Vs Wind | Answers With Joe

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TRANSCRIPT:
Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens called the US the Saudi Arabia of wind and when you see maps like this, you understand why.
As the Earth spins toward the west, it slides underneath the air in the atmosphere, giving it from our perspective a generally eastward direction.
That easterly wind sweeps over the rocky mountains and then rushes back down across the Great Plains, creating one of the largest wind corridors in the world.
And in the last 10 years, investments in commercial wind energy have boomed across the United States. Economies of scale have started to kick in, causing the price of wind turbines to drop.
They also cost little to maintain and operate and help create energy independence for smaller communities and provide a revenue source for local ranchers who lease out the land to the energy companies.
And they’re more space-efficient. On the ground they take up very little space and those ranchers can still use the land below them for agriculture.
Plus it’s a large growth sector for jobs and currently employs over 100,000 people, expected to rise up to 600,000 in the next 30 years.
And there’s a reason I saved saved solar for last. Because there’s something different about solar from all other forms of energy, clean or dirty.
Photovoltaic solar panels, or PV panels, have no moving parts.
Every other energy source creates electricity by using heat or steam or water or wind to turn a turbine. Solar literally just collects the energy coming out of the sun and repurposes it.
When asked if he was interested in fusion power as a source of energy, Elon Musk famously said that we already have a massive fusion reactor in the sky just feeding us energy every day. All we have to do is collect it.
Now there are some negatives to solar power, let’s just get that out of the way…
First the obvious one, there’s no sun at night, so solar power is intermittent. But intermittent more like tidal energy than wind energy because we know the sun will be coming up every day.
And even in cloudy weather, it is producing something.
They take up a lot of land, unlike wind farms mentioned earlier, if you have a solar farm, you can’t use that for other things.
But, you can also use existing infrastructure like buildings and transport corridors.
The big hangups come in the construction of the solar panels because there are some hazardous materials used that need to be properly disposed of at the end of the panel’s life span.
And some PV panels require rare Elements like those found in cadmium telluride (CdTe) or copper iridium gallium selenide (CIGS), which is all the more reason to recycle the panels properly.
Luckily, 96% of a solar panel can be recycled. Unfortunately, the recycling infrastructure for solar panels is pretty small, but expected to grow tremendously in the next 30 years.
But the one that gets the solar haters the most worked up is that producing solar panels does generate greenhouse gasses. Specifically nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride. And yes, that sucks.
But the argument that we should stick with something like coal because PV panels create greenhouse gasses is frankly absurd.
Because with the solar panels, it’s a one-shot deal and then you’re getting clean, free energy for the next 20 or 30 years, while coal is constantly pumping out greenhouse gasses that whole time.
This debate was laid to rest by Wilfried Van Sark of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In a paper for the trade Nature Communications, he and his team calculated the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by PV panel production all the way back to 1975 to see how long it would take before they made back their debt.
I didn’t even mention the other type of solar energy, concentrated solar thermal plants.

14:29

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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9:36

Couple Builds Energy Efficient Passive Solar Home - Green Building

Couple Builds Energy Efficient Passive Solar Home - Green Building

Couple Builds Energy Efficient Passive Solar Home - Green Building

In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the environment, can get wet, and has less flame retardants than traditional fiberglass insulation, which means cleaner air quality in the home.
To maximize the energy efficiency of their home, they installed triple glazed windows, a drain water heat recovery system, an air source heat pump water heater, and a bioethanol fireplace. They also chose sustainable alternatives like concrete countertops instead of granite, and reclaimed pine flooring instead of using new wood. Last but not least, they designed their house to be completely fossil fuel-free which means that they don't use any fossil fuels to power or heat their home.
Casey & Natasha are building a conscious group of companies to align their work life with their personal values. Their companies include The ConsciousBuilder, the Conscious Living podcast and the Conscious Store (coming soon!).
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http://caseyplusnatasha.com
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3:58

The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

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Electricity is incredibly difficult to store, so grid operators have to generate it at the exact moment it is demanded. In order to do this, they create incredibly accurate models of the total electric loads, that is how much energy will be consumed on a given day. But as utilities started to produce more energy from renewable sources like solar, the models started to shift as well.
California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You can read some of his past explainers on the duck curve, and its solutions at the links below:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/20/17128478/solar-duck-curve-nrel-researcher
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10960848/solar-energy-duck-curve
https://www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11376196/california-grid-expansion
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/12/10970858/flattening-duck-curve-renewable-energy
And if you would like to read some of the source material used in the video above, you can check those out here: https://www.caiso.com/documents/flexibleresourceshelprenewables_fastfacts.pdf https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65023.pdf
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8:24

Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
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My first piece of advice, is to buy less panels than you need, and slowly add to your system over time. These panels are getting more and more efficient, and cheaper by the year. I paid $10,000 for 5 235w panels for a total system of 1,175watts. But now, I could get 10 305 watt panels for a similar price.
So if you're interested in solar, consider getting a small system now, and building on it over time. With Enphase Micro inverters, your system will be very modular and you can easily add more panels in the future.
We highly recommend the Enphase M250 micro inverters especially if you have trees or other structures that might cause shading issues on your panels. With micro inverters, you'll have a micro-inverter attached to each solar panel, where as a regular inverter will attach to many solar panels.
If you interested in learning more about how shading effects your panels, or other details on how solar collection works, please leave us a comment, and we can create a follow on video outlining these details.
Get get access to your data, and view your solar panel performance, you'll need a communication gateway like the Enphase Envoy. With this, you'll get lifetime data storage, access and nothing is cooler than seeing just how your panels are performing.
We recommend you clean your solar panels at least a few time a year, because in our testing, clean solar panels output about 4% more power than dirty ones, and this number will only get bigger the dirtier they are. The best way to clean solar panels is with a window cleaner and squeegee on a wand.
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The Rise of Renewable Energy is Unstoppable! Solar Energy Becoming Increasingly Popular Worldwide

The Rise of Renewable Energy is Unstoppable! Solar Energy Becoming Increasingly Popular Worldwide

The Rise of Renewable Energy is Unstoppable! Solar Energy Becoming Increasingly Popular Worldwide

Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
****I know refrigerators do not run continuously all day every day. But they DO run any time day or night. That necessitates a battery for energy storage and an inverter powerful enough to handle high current, neither of which are included in any retail solar kit.****
In this video, we'll discuss how to avoid these 7 deadly sins of solar. Whether that is a 10W starter kit system or a full blown whole house grid tied system, these all pretty much apply across the board. Make sure you don't fall into these or you will waste a bunch of money.
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12:47

Japan: Smart Green Homes on the Horizon

Japan: Smart Green Homes on the Horizon

Japan: Smart Green Homes on the Horizon

Find more EarthFocus content at https://www.linktv.org/earthfocus
Smart green homes are in Japan's future. HomeEnergyManagementSystems are among some of the hottest technologies being developed in Japan to make households energy efficient and eco-friendly. Constantino de Miguel reports.

15:02

MICRO WIND TURBINES... ARE THEY WORTH IT? (OFF GRID SOLAR)

MICRO WIND TURBINES... ARE THEY WORTH IT? (OFF GRID SOLAR)

MICRO WIND TURBINES... ARE THEY WORTH IT? (OFF GRID SOLAR)

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I live off the grid this means there is no grid power at all. Grid power is over 20 miles away so i have to use renewable resources to power my off grid home here in hawaii. I use solar and wind power for my energy. I have been living off grid for years and i can say solar power and micro wind turbines work well. I love living off grid and making my own power. solarwinds
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The future of renewable energy is making it look cool

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published: 13 Aug 2018

Battery Powered Homes | Renewable Solar Energy Storage

There's a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands. Its batteries, home batteries, and they've been called the holy grail of renewables – the key to the transition away from fossil fuels.
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The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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published: 19 Feb 2018

Couple Builds Energy Efficient Passive Solar Home - Green Building

In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the en...

published: 23 Dec 2015

The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

Renewables require change in the energy supply chain.
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Electricity is incredibly difficult to store, so grid operators have to generate it at the exact moment it is demanded. In order to do this, they create incredibly accurate models of the total electric loads, that is how much energy will be consumed on a given day. But as utilities started to produce more energy from renewable sources like solar, the models started to shift as well.
California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You c...

published: 09 May 2018

Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
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published: 20 Feb 2017

The Rise of Renewable Energy is Unstoppable! Solar Energy Becoming Increasingly Popular Worldwide

Solar Power Plants | The Next Big Thing?

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https://www.techly.com.au/2017/05/31/china-worlds-largest-floating-solar-farm/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/11/141111-solar-panel-manufacturing-sustainability-ranking/
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/india-unveils-world-largest-solar-power-plant...

published: 30 Jun 2017

Amazing Off-The-Grid Tiny House Has Absolutely Everything!

This tiny house is ready for anything! Completely off the grid, this tiny home on wheels generates it's own solar power, collects rain water, uses solar water heating and even generates it's own bio gas for cooking.
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Paul and Annett had been living the city life, in an apartment in Sydney, Australia. A desire to lower their impact on the earth and live closer to nature lead them to designing and building their own eco-friendly tiny house powered by renewable energies and moving onto a remote property outside of Byron Bay.
Read More: http://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/amazing-off-grid-tiny-house-has-everything/
Follow Their Journey: https://www.livingtinyandgreen.com
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published: 20 Apr 2018

Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
****I know refrigerators do not run continuously all day every day. But they DO run any time day or night. That necessitates a battery for energy storage and an inverter powerful enough to handle high current, neither of which are included in any retail solar kit.****
In this video, we'll discuss how to avoid these 7 deadly sins of solar. Whether that is a 10W starter kit system or a full blown whole house grid tied system, these all pretty much apply across the board. Make sure you don't fall into these or you will waste a bunch of money.
Looking for your first solar panel system?
https://kit.com/LDSreliance
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published: 21 Jan 2017

Japan: Smart Green Homes on the Horizon

Find more EarthFocus content at https://www.linktv.org/earthfocus
Smart green homes are in Japan's future. HomeEnergyManagementSystems are among some of the hottest technologies being developed in Japan to make households energy efficient and eco-friendly. Constantino de Miguel reports.

published: 13 Dec 2013

MICRO WIND TURBINES... ARE THEY WORTH IT? (OFF GRID SOLAR)

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The future of renewable energy is making it look cool

For The Verge and Curbed’s home of the future, renewable energy generation is directly integrated into the design of the house. Grant Imahara experiences how th...

For The Verge and Curbed’s home of the future, renewable energy generation is directly integrated into the design of the house. Grant Imahara experiences how the home of the future can both generate its own power and reduce how much energy it needs.
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Battery Powered Homes | Renewable Solar Energy Storage

There's a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands. Its batteries, home batteries, and they've been c...

There's a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands. Its batteries, home batteries, and they've been called the holy grail of renewables – the key to the transition away from fossil fuels.
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Renewable Energy Series: Solar Vs Wind | Answers With Joe

Today I wrap up my renewable energy series with a look at solar vs wind energy. Support me on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe
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LINKS LINKS LINKS:
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/electricity/electricity-domestic-consumption-data.html
http://www.ren21.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/GSR_2016_Full_Report.pdf
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-consumption-statistics.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-potential-of-solar-power-2015-9
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-energy-production.html
https://yearbook.enerdata.net
https://www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?r=374
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy
TRANSCRIPT:
Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens called the US the Saudi Arabia of wind and when you see maps like this, you understand why.
As the Earth spins toward the west, it slides underneath the air in the atmosphere, giving it from our perspective a generally eastward direction.
That easterly wind sweeps over the rocky mountains and then rushes back down across the Great Plains, creating one of the largest wind corridors in the world.
And in the last 10 years, investments in commercial wind energy have boomed across the United States. Economies of scale have started to kick in, causing the price of wind turbines to drop.
They also cost little to maintain and operate and help create energy independence for smaller communities and provide a revenue source for local ranchers who lease out the land to the energy companies.
And they’re more space-efficient. On the ground they take up very little space and those ranchers can still use the land below them for agriculture.
Plus it’s a large growth sector for jobs and currently employs over 100,000 people, expected to rise up to 600,000 in the next 30 years.
And there’s a reason I saved saved solar for last. Because there’s something different about solar from all other forms of energy, clean or dirty.
Photovoltaic solar panels, or PV panels, have no moving parts.
Every other energy source creates electricity by using heat or steam or water or wind to turn a turbine. Solar literally just collects the energy coming out of the sun and repurposes it.
When asked if he was interested in fusion power as a source of energy, Elon Musk famously said that we already have a massive fusion reactor in the sky just feeding us energy every day. All we have to do is collect it.
Now there are some negatives to solar power, let’s just get that out of the way…
First the obvious one, there’s no sun at night, so solar power is intermittent. But intermittent more like tidal energy than wind energy because we know the sun will be coming up every day.
And even in cloudy weather, it is producing something.
They take up a lot of land, unlike wind farms mentioned earlier, if you have a solar farm, you can’t use that for other things.
But, you can also use existing infrastructure like buildings and transport corridors.
The big hangups come in the construction of the solar panels because there are some hazardous materials used that need to be properly disposed of at the end of the panel’s life span.
And some PV panels require rare Elements like those found in cadmium telluride (CdTe) or copper iridium gallium selenide (CIGS), which is all the more reason to recycle the panels properly.
Luckily, 96% of a solar panel can be recycled. Unfortunately, the recycling infrastructure for solar panels is pretty small, but expected to grow tremendously in the next 30 years.
But the one that gets the solar haters the most worked up is that producing solar panels does generate greenhouse gasses. Specifically nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride. And yes, that sucks.
But the argument that we should stick with something like coal because PV panels create greenhouse gasses is frankly absurd.
Because with the solar panels, it’s a one-shot deal and then you’re getting clean, free energy for the next 20 or 30 years, while coal is constantly pumping out greenhouse gasses that whole time.
This debate was laid to rest by Wilfried Van Sark of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In a paper for the trade Nature Communications, he and his team calculated the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by PV panel production all the way back to 1975 to see how long it would take before they made back their debt.
I didn’t even mention the other type of solar energy, concentrated solar thermal plants.

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https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-consumption-statistics.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-potential-of-solar-power-2015-9
https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-energy-production.html
https://yearbook.enerdata.net
https://www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?r=374
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy
TRANSCRIPT:
Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens called the US the Saudi Arabia of wind and when you see maps like this, you understand why.
As the Earth spins toward the west, it slides underneath the air in the atmosphere, giving it from our perspective a generally eastward direction.
That easterly wind sweeps over the rocky mountains and then rushes back down across the Great Plains, creating one of the largest wind corridors in the world.
And in the last 10 years, investments in commercial wind energy have boomed across the United States. Economies of scale have started to kick in, causing the price of wind turbines to drop.
They also cost little to maintain and operate and help create energy independence for smaller communities and provide a revenue source for local ranchers who lease out the land to the energy companies.
And they’re more space-efficient. On the ground they take up very little space and those ranchers can still use the land below them for agriculture.
Plus it’s a large growth sector for jobs and currently employs over 100,000 people, expected to rise up to 600,000 in the next 30 years.
And there’s a reason I saved saved solar for last. Because there’s something different about solar from all other forms of energy, clean or dirty.
Photovoltaic solar panels, or PV panels, have no moving parts.
Every other energy source creates electricity by using heat or steam or water or wind to turn a turbine. Solar literally just collects the energy coming out of the sun and repurposes it.
When asked if he was interested in fusion power as a source of energy, Elon Musk famously said that we already have a massive fusion reactor in the sky just feeding us energy every day. All we have to do is collect it.
Now there are some negatives to solar power, let’s just get that out of the way…
First the obvious one, there’s no sun at night, so solar power is intermittent. But intermittent more like tidal energy than wind energy because we know the sun will be coming up every day.
And even in cloudy weather, it is producing something.
They take up a lot of land, unlike wind farms mentioned earlier, if you have a solar farm, you can’t use that for other things.
But, you can also use existing infrastructure like buildings and transport corridors.
The big hangups come in the construction of the solar panels because there are some hazardous materials used that need to be properly disposed of at the end of the panel’s life span.
And some PV panels require rare Elements like those found in cadmium telluride (CdTe) or copper iridium gallium selenide (CIGS), which is all the more reason to recycle the panels properly.
Luckily, 96% of a solar panel can be recycled. Unfortunately, the recycling infrastructure for solar panels is pretty small, but expected to grow tremendously in the next 30 years.
But the one that gets the solar haters the most worked up is that producing solar panels does generate greenhouse gasses. Specifically nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride. And yes, that sucks.
But the argument that we should stick with something like coal because PV panels create greenhouse gasses is frankly absurd.
Because with the solar panels, it’s a one-shot deal and then you’re getting clean, free energy for the next 20 or 30 years, while coal is constantly pumping out greenhouse gasses that whole time.
This debate was laid to rest by Wilfried Van Sark of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In a paper for the trade Nature Communications, he and his team calculated the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by PV panel production all the way back to 1975 to see how long it would take before they made back their debt.
I didn’t even mention the other type of solar energy, concentrated solar thermal plants.

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the environment, can get wet, and has less flame retardants than traditional fiberglass insulation, which means cleaner air quality in the home.
To maximize the energy efficiency of their home, they installed triple glazed windows, a drain water heat recovery system, an air source heat pump water heater, and a bioethanol fireplace. They also chose sustainable alternatives like concrete countertops instead of granite, and reclaimed pine flooring instead of using new wood. Last but not least, they designed their house to be completely fossil fuel-free which means that they don't use any fossil fuels to power or heat their home.
Casey & Natasha are building a conscious group of companies to align their work life with their personal values. Their companies include The ConsciousBuilder, the Conscious Living podcast and the Conscious Store (coming soon!).
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In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the environment, can get wet, and has less flame retardants than traditional fiberglass insulation, which means cleaner air quality in the home.
To maximize the energy efficiency of their home, they installed triple glazed windows, a drain water heat recovery system, an air source heat pump water heater, and a bioethanol fireplace. They also chose sustainable alternatives like concrete countertops instead of granite, and reclaimed pine flooring instead of using new wood. Last but not least, they designed their house to be completely fossil fuel-free which means that they don't use any fossil fuels to power or heat their home.
Casey & Natasha are building a conscious group of companies to align their work life with their personal values. Their companies include The ConsciousBuilder, the Conscious Living podcast and the Conscious Store (coming soon!).
http://cgreyconstruction.com
http://caseyplusnatasha.com
Thanks for watching!
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Renewables require change in the energy supply chain.
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California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You can read some of his past explainers on the duck curve, and its solutions at the links below:
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https://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10960848/solar-energy-duck-curve
https://www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11376196/california-grid-expansion
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/12/10970858/flattening-duck-curve-renewable-energy
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Renewables require change in the energy supply chain.
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Electricity is incredibly difficult to store, so grid operators have to generate it at the exact moment it is demanded. In order to do this, they create incredibly accurate models of the total electric loads, that is how much energy will be consumed on a given day. But as utilities started to produce more energy from renewable sources like solar, the models started to shift as well.
California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You can read some of his past explainers on the duck curve, and its solutions at the links below:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/20/17128478/solar-duck-curve-nrel-researcher
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10960848/solar-energy-duck-curve
https://www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11376196/california-grid-expansion
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/12/10970858/flattening-duck-curve-renewable-energy
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Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go ...

I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
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My first piece of advice, is to buy less panels than you need, and slowly add to your system over time. These panels are getting more and more efficient, and cheaper by the year. I paid $10,000 for 5 235w panels for a total system of 1,175watts. But now, I could get 10 305 watt panels for a similar price.
So if you're interested in solar, consider getting a small system now, and building on it over time. With Enphase Micro inverters, your system will be very modular and you can easily add more panels in the future.
We highly recommend the Enphase M250 micro inverters especially if you have trees or other structures that might cause shading issues on your panels. With micro inverters, you'll have a micro-inverter attached to each solar panel, where as a regular inverter will attach to many solar panels.
If you interested in learning more about how shading effects your panels, or other details on how solar collection works, please leave us a comment, and we can create a follow on video outlining these details.
Get get access to your data, and view your solar panel performance, you'll need a communication gateway like the Enphase Envoy. With this, you'll get lifetime data storage, access and nothing is cooler than seeing just how your panels are performing.
We recommend you clean your solar panels at least a few time a year, because in our testing, clean solar panels output about 4% more power than dirty ones, and this number will only get bigger the dirtier they are. The best way to clean solar panels is with a window cleaner and squeegee on a wand.
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I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
I talk about whether Solar Panels are worth it, my SolarOutput, Solar Panel Warranty, Solar Calculators, and More!
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My first piece of advice, is to buy less panels than you need, and slowly add to your system over time. These panels are getting more and more efficient, and cheaper by the year. I paid $10,000 for 5 235w panels for a total system of 1,175watts. But now, I could get 10 305 watt panels for a similar price.
So if you're interested in solar, consider getting a small system now, and building on it over time. With Enphase Micro inverters, your system will be very modular and you can easily add more panels in the future.
We highly recommend the Enphase M250 micro inverters especially if you have trees or other structures that might cause shading issues on your panels. With micro inverters, you'll have a micro-inverter attached to each solar panel, where as a regular inverter will attach to many solar panels.
If you interested in learning more about how shading effects your panels, or other details on how solar collection works, please leave us a comment, and we can create a follow on video outlining these details.
Get get access to your data, and view your solar panel performance, you'll need a communication gateway like the Enphase Envoy. With this, you'll get lifetime data storage, access and nothing is cooler than seeing just how your panels are performing.
We recommend you clean your solar panels at least a few time a year, because in our testing, clean solar panels output about 4% more power than dirty ones, and this number will only get bigger the dirtier they are. The best way to clean solar panels is with a window cleaner and squeegee on a wand.
Thanks so much for tuning in guys! We love making these kinds of videos, and sharing our experience and knowledge. Please ask questions or comments we'll definitely get back to you!
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Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
****I know refrigerators do not run continuously all d...

People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
****I know refrigerators do not run continuously all day every day. But they DO run any time day or night. That necessitates a battery for energy storage and an inverter powerful enough to handle high current, neither of which are included in any retail solar kit.****
In this video, we'll discuss how to avoid these 7 deadly sins of solar. Whether that is a 10W starter kit system or a full blown whole house grid tied system, these all pretty much apply across the board. Make sure you don't fall into these or you will waste a bunch of money.
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People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
****I know refrigerators do not run continuously all day every day. But they DO run any time day or night. That necessitates a battery for energy storage and an inverter powerful enough to handle high current, neither of which are included in any retail solar kit.****
In this video, we'll discuss how to avoid these 7 deadly sins of solar. Whether that is a 10W starter kit system or a full blown whole house grid tied system, these all pretty much apply across the board. Make sure you don't fall into these or you will waste a bunch of money.
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Smart green homes are in Japan's future. HomeEnergyManagementSystems are among some of the hottest technologies being developed in Japan to make households energy efficient and eco-friendly. Constantino de Miguel reports.

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Smart green homes are in Japan's future. HomeEnergyManagementSystems are among some of the hottest technologies being developed in Japan to make households energy efficient and eco-friendly. Constantino de Miguel reports.

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The future of renewable energy is making it look cool

For The Verge and Curbed’s home of the future, renewable energy generation is directly integrated into the design of the house. Grant Imahara experiences how the home of the future can both generate its own power and reduce how much energy it needs.
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Renewable Energy Series: Solar Vs Wind | Answers With Joe

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https://www.skepticalscience.com/print.php?r=374
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Legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens called the US the Saudi Arabia of wind and when you see maps like this, you understand why.
As the Earth spins toward the west, it slides underneath the air in the atmosphere, giving it from our perspective a generally eastward direction.
That easterly wind sweeps over the rocky mountains and then rushes back down across the Great Plains, creating one of the largest wind corridors in the world.
And in the last 10 years, investments in commercial wind energy have boomed across the United States. Economies of scale have started to kick in, causing the price of wind turbines to drop.
They also cost little to maintain and operate and help create energy independence for smaller communities and provide a revenue source for local ranchers who lease out the land to the energy companies.
And they’re more space-efficient. On the ground they take up very little space and those ranchers can still use the land below them for agriculture.
Plus it’s a large growth sector for jobs and currently employs over 100,000 people, expected to rise up to 600,000 in the next 30 years.
And there’s a reason I saved saved solar for last. Because there’s something different about solar from all other forms of energy, clean or dirty.
Photovoltaic solar panels, or PV panels, have no moving parts.
Every other energy source creates electricity by using heat or steam or water or wind to turn a turbine. Solar literally just collects the energy coming out of the sun and repurposes it.
When asked if he was interested in fusion power as a source of energy, Elon Musk famously said that we already have a massive fusion reactor in the sky just feeding us energy every day. All we have to do is collect it.
Now there are some negatives to solar power, let’s just get that out of the way…
First the obvious one, there’s no sun at night, so solar power is intermittent. But intermittent more like tidal energy than wind energy because we know the sun will be coming up every day.
And even in cloudy weather, it is producing something.
They take up a lot of land, unlike wind farms mentioned earlier, if you have a solar farm, you can’t use that for other things.
But, you can also use existing infrastructure like buildings and transport corridors.
The big hangups come in the construction of the solar panels because there are some hazardous materials used that need to be properly disposed of at the end of the panel’s life span.
And some PV panels require rare Elements like those found in cadmium telluride (CdTe) or copper iridium gallium selenide (CIGS), which is all the more reason to recycle the panels properly.
Luckily, 96% of a solar panel can be recycled. Unfortunately, the recycling infrastructure for solar panels is pretty small, but expected to grow tremendously in the next 30 years.
But the one that gets the solar haters the most worked up is that producing solar panels does generate greenhouse gasses. Specifically nitrogen trifluoride and sulfur hexafluoride. And yes, that sucks.
But the argument that we should stick with something like coal because PV panels create greenhouse gasses is frankly absurd.
Because with the solar panels, it’s a one-shot deal and then you’re getting clean, free energy for the next 20 or 30 years, while coal is constantly pumping out greenhouse gasses that whole time.
This debate was laid to rest by Wilfried Van Sark of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. In a paper for the trade Nature Communications, he and his team calculated the amount of greenhouse gas emissions created by PV panel production all the way back to 1975 to see how long it would take before they made back their debt.
I didn’t even mention the other type of solar energy, concentrated solar thermal plants.

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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Couple Builds Energy Efficient Passive Solar Home - Green Building

In this video we meet Casey & Natasha, a conscious couple who built a passive solar home near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In addition to orienting their house to face south, they installed overhangs that block the sun to keep it cool during summer months and allow the sun to enter and heat the house during winter months. They also installed a 10 kW solar system that sells clean electricity back to the grid through Ontario's MicroFIT Program and the revenue helps cover their own utility bills.
The house was built to Passive House standards and is currently pending certification. You can learn more about Passive House here:
http://www.passivehouse.ca/fundamentals/
The exterior walls of this house are 20" thick and are insulated using Roxul insulation which is made locally, better for the environment, can get wet, and has less flame retardants than traditional fiberglass insulation, which means cleaner air quality in the home.
To maximize the energy efficiency of their home, they installed triple glazed windows, a drain water heat recovery system, an air source heat pump water heater, and a bioethanol fireplace. They also chose sustainable alternatives like concrete countertops instead of granite, and reclaimed pine flooring instead of using new wood. Last but not least, they designed their house to be completely fossil fuel-free which means that they don't use any fossil fuels to power or heat their home.
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The 'duck curve' is solar energy's greatest challenge

Renewables require change in the energy supply chain.
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Electricity is incredibly difficult to store, so grid operators have to generate it at the exact moment it is demanded. In order to do this, they create incredibly accurate models of the total electric loads, that is how much energy will be consumed on a given day. But as utilities started to produce more energy from renewable sources like solar, the models started to shift as well.
California researchers discovered a peculiarity in their state’s electric load curves, that started to look more and more like a duck. And that duck shaped chart highlights the greatest challenge to solar energy growth in the US.
Vox writer David Roberts has been covering the issue for a few years now. You can read some of his past explainers on the duck curve, and its solutions at the links below:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/3/20/17128478/solar-duck-curve-nrel-researcher
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/10/10960848/solar-energy-duck-curve
https://www.vox.com/2016/4/8/11376196/california-grid-expansion
https://www.vox.com/2016/2/12/10970858/flattening-duck-curve-renewable-energy
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Is SOLAR Worth It? 5 Years Later with Solar Panels

I decided to get Solar Panels in July of 2011, and now with almost 7 years of data, I thought I'd share my finding, and what you can expect if you decide to go with Sola Panels or PV Cells!
I talk about whether Solar Panels are worth it, my SolarOutput, Solar Panel Warranty, Solar Calculators, and More!
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My first piece of advice, is to buy less panels than you need, and slowly add to your system over time. These panels are getting more and more efficient, and cheaper by the year. I paid $10,000 for 5 235w panels for a total system of 1,175watts. But now, I could get 10 305 watt panels for a similar price.
So if you're interested in solar, consider getting a small system now, and building on it over time. With Enphase Micro inverters, your system will be very modular and you can easily add more panels in the future.
We highly recommend the Enphase M250 micro inverters especially if you have trees or other structures that might cause shading issues on your panels. With micro inverters, you'll have a micro-inverter attached to each solar panel, where as a regular inverter will attach to many solar panels.
If you interested in learning more about how shading effects your panels, or other details on how solar collection works, please leave us a comment, and we can create a follow on video outlining these details.
Get get access to your data, and view your solar panel performance, you'll need a communication gateway like the Enphase Envoy. With this, you'll get lifetime data storage, access and nothing is cooler than seeing just how your panels are performing.
We recommend you clean your solar panels at least a few time a year, because in our testing, clean solar panels output about 4% more power than dirty ones, and this number will only get bigger the dirtier they are. The best way to clean solar panels is with a window cleaner and squeegee on a wand.
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Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make Going Solar - Avoid These For Effective Power Harvesting From The Sun

People make these 7 mistakes over and over again when they decide to buy their first solar panel system.
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In this video, we'll discuss how to avoid these 7 deadly sins of solar. Whether that is a 10W starter kit system or a full blown whole house grid tied system, these all pretty much apply across the board. Make sure you don't fall into these or you will waste a bunch of money.
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Japan: Smart Green Homes on the Horizon

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Smart green homes are in Japan's future. HomeEnergyManagementSystems are among some of the hottest technologies being developed in Japan to make households energy efficient and eco-friendly. Constantino de Miguel reports.

MICRO WIND TURBINES... ARE THEY WORTH IT? (OFF GRID SOLAR)

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I live off the grid this means there is no grid power at all. Grid power is over 20 miles away so i have to use renewable resources to power my off grid home here in hawaii. I use solar and wind power for my energy. I have been living off grid for years and i can say solar power and micro wind turbines work well. I love living off grid and making my own power. solarwinds
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